Gosodesmus
| Gosodesmus | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Platydesmida |
| Family: | Andrognathidae |
| Genus: | Gosodesmus Chamberlin, 1922 |
| Species: | G. claremontus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gosodesmus claremontus Chamberlin, 1922[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Eucybe clarus Chamberlin, 1941 | |
Gosodesmus claremontus is a species of platydesmidan millipede, described by Ralph V. Chamberlin in 1922, that is widely distributed in the U.S. state of California. Individuals vary in color from bight pink to coral, and may possess a black or purple dorsal stripe. Body length ranges from 17 to 27 mm (0.67 to 1.06 in), with up to 81 body segments. Gosodesmus occurs on the Coast Ranges as well as the Sierra Nevada, and is often found within rotted wood, especially oaks.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1922). "A New Platydesmoid Diplopod from California". Journal of Entomology and Zoology 14: 10–13.
- ↑ Buckett, John S., and Michael R. Gardner (1969). "A Review of the Genus Gosodesmus Chamberlin, with the Synonymy of Eucybe Chamberlin (Diplopoda: Platydesmida: Andrognathidae)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society 77 (1): 40–50. JSTOR 25006146.
- ↑ Gardner, Michael R. (1975). "Revision of the millipede family Andrognathidae in the Nearctic region (Diplopoda, Platydesmida)". Memoirs of the Pacific Coast Entomological Society 5: 1–61.